https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21069
Scott Coleman <scottcole...@kc.rr.com> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED
Resolution| |LATER
--- Comment #4 from Scott Coleman <scottcole...@kc.rr.com> 2009-10-30 23:15:34
UTC ---
This issue is a subtle point of user interface design, not a full-blown "bug"
[I originally posted it as a "suggestion", not a "bug"]. There's lots of room
for subjectivity in determining whether this should be "fixed". The interface
may work the way you expect, but I can claim that it doesn't work the way I
expect. Therefore, I certainly understand the desire not to "fix" it [if it
ain't broke...]. But I disagree that it is "correct" as it is. Instead I
claim that it works as expected for most experienced users of this interface
[all you developers], but does not work as expected for most new users [the
rest of us]. For a new user, a mere typo changes the default operation of the
interface - from "Go" to "Special:Search" [by virtue of the focus change].
Granted, the interface is simple enough that even a new user can figure out how
to compensate for his unmet expectation [he can move focus back to the Go
field, correct his typo, and hit enter again].
So you can argue it's a subtle and minor issue. But being "subtle and minor"
is not the same as being "correct".
I can accept the decision not to fix it - now, or ever. But in my [very
subjective] opinion, in the next major overhaul of the user interface, this
portion of the UI could be improved by finding a way to satisfy the
expectations of both experienced users and new users. [Alternative 1: See the
original submitted suggestion.] [Alternative 2: In the case of a user typo,
display the Special:Search page, but keep the focus on the Go box.]
How about LATER rather than WONTFIX?
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